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Election Night 2012 Social Media: The Memes, Photos, Stats

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Election Night 2012 Social Media: The Memes, Photos, Stats Election Night 2012 Social Media: The Memes, Photos, Stats From the Big Bird memes to the animated GIFs of the candidates to the non-stop Invisible Obama jokes, the 2012 Election as a whole has been one of the most shared and commented-on events in social media history. And on the final day of the election,...


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Obama Tweets 'Four More Years'

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image Obama Tweets 'Four More Years'   It wasn’t in a speech or a statement that Barack Obama announced that he was going to be re-elected as the president of the United States. It was through Twitter. At 11:14 p.m. ET, @BarackObama tweeted, “This happened because of you. Thank you.” A...


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Exit Polls: Obama's Winning Coalition

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PHOTO: Tennessee vote Exit Polls: Obama's Winning Coalition A coalition of women and nonwhites helped re-elect President Obama to a second term tonight. Obama has always performed better with women than with men, and with nonwhites than with whites. But tonight those numbers were so much in his favor that they built Obama a powerful firewall against a dropoff in support from white men and independent voters.


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Colorado, Washington Legalize Marijuana

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Colorado, Washington Legalize Marijuana Colorado, Washington Legalize Marijuana In a groundbreaking move, Colorado voters have passed Proposition 64, an amendment to the state's constitution that legalizes marijuana for recreational use. The drug is still banned under federal law.


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Flake Holds Arizona for GOP

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Flake Holds Arizona for GOP Flake Holds Arizona for GOP Democrats fail to upset Republican favored to win Arizona Senate seat.


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Watch: Obama Expects a Long Night

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Watch: Obama Expects a Long Night Jake Tapper tracks the latest from the president's campaign headquarters.


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Over 20 Million Election Tweets Today

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image Over 20 Million Election Tweets Today   Twitter has called its own race. At 10:01 p.m. ET, Twitter announced that it had hit 20 million election-related tweets, making Election Day 2012 the most tweeted-about event in U.S. political history. As a reference, there were close to 20 million tweets about Hurricane...


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Watch: Barack Obama Wins Second Term

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Watch: Barack Obama Wins Second Term The president is projected to win Ohio and have four more years in office.


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Mourdock Loses Indiana Senate Race

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Mourdock Loses Indiana Senate Race Mourdock Loses Indiana Senate Race Tea party-favorite Richard Mourdock has lost his Senate race to Democrat Joe Donnelly.


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Mourdock Loses Indiana Senate Race

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Mourdock Loses Indiana Senate Race Mourdock Loses Indiana Senate Race Tea party-favorite Richard Mourdock has lost his Senate race to Democrat Joe Donnelly.


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Barack Obama Wins, Remains in Office

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Barack Obama Wins, Remains in Office Barack Obama Wins, Remains in Office President Obama won a second term tonight, emerging victorious in what had been a deadlocked race in the final weeks of the campaign.


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Dems Hold Senate Majority

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Dems Hold Senate Majority Dems Hold Senate Majority Senate changes little after millions spent.


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Ryan Hangs Onto Congressional Seat

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Ryan Hangs Onto Congressional Seat Ryan Hangs Onto Congressional Seat Paul Ryan beat out his Democratic challenger tonight in Wisconsin to hang on to the Congressional seat he has held there for 14 years.


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Democrat Tim Kaine Wins Virginia Race

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PHOTO: George Allen and Tim Kaine Democrat Tim Kaine Wins Virginia Race The Virginia Senate race was the most expensive in the country.


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GOP Gains Highest Number of Governor Seats

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GOP Gains Highest Number of Governor Seats GOP Gains Highest Number of Governor Seats North Carolina elected its a Republican governor for the first time in more than two decades tonight. GOP candidate Pat McCrory, a former Charlotte mayor who had been leading in local polls in the final days leading up to Election Day, defeated Democratic candidate Walter Dalton, the state's lieutenant governor. It's the first time the first time the state has elected a Republican governor since 1988.


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McCaskill Wins Missouri Race

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McCaskill Wins Missouri Race McCaskill Wins Missouri Race Sen. Claire McCaskill has won her re-election race, as Republicans have seen another prime pickup opportunity slip away in 2012.


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Watch: Republicans Projected to Retain Control of the House

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Watch: Republicans Projected to Retain Control of the House Will Nancy Pelosi stay on as her party's minority leader in the House of Representatives?


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Watch: Richard Mourdock: I Was Attacked 'For My Principles'

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Watch: Richard Mourdock: I Was Attacked 'For My Principles' Defeated by Joe Donnelly, the Indiana Republican says his "concern for this nation grows stronger."


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